Nummer10101S1Zielsetzung / PurposeUpon the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the nature of management;
- Define managerial functions;
- Track recent changes in managerial hierarchies and the evolution of management theory;
- Outline the position of a manager as a decision maker, planner and strategist;
- Pinpoint the factors that influence the managing an organizational structure;
- The role of organizational culture in creating an effective organizational architecture;
Inhalt / ContentAll blocks compulsory
Block 1 (exact dates to be confirmed)
September 23rd - October 28th, 2010
contact lectures with Prof.R.A.Buttery
Content
Core reference text:
Contemporary Management Chapters 1-6
Managers and Managing/ The evolution of management theory/ The manager as a person/ Managers and diversity/Organisational environment/ global environments
Block 2
From mid November (exact dates to be defined)
contact lectures with Prof.Dr.H-A.Tritschler
Content
Core reference text:
Contemporary Management and Processes
Chapters 9-11, 18
Organisational structures/ control and culture /Information systems and technology/ operations management/ innovation and product development
Besondere Eintrittsvoraussetzungen / Special Conditions of AdmissionNoneBibliographie/Literatur / Bibliography / Literature / ReferencesContemporary Management (International Edition), Jones & George, McGraw-Hill 2008 * 6th edition
handouts
Lehr- und Lernmethoden / MethodsLectures, group-work, online self-study/group assignmentsLeistungsbewertung/Testanforderung(en) / Assessmentwritten
- Length: 60 minutes
- Weight:
- Grading: 1-6
- A minimum grade of 3.1 must be reached in this course in order to pass the module.
Anschlussmodule/-kurse / Next Module / CourseManagement 1 + 2 
